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Hintayin mo munang manganak sya at alamin kung sino ang idedeklara nyang ama ng bata. Kapag sinabing ikaw ang ama, you would have to execute an affidavit of acknowledgment of paternity that is if you are sure that the child is yours. Otherwise, she would have to prove it. Once proven or acknowledged, then you will have to obligation to provide support for the child.

As to custody, you would have to petition before the court for the custody of the child and prove that the mother is unfit to raise the child. Our law provides that the child should be under the custody of the mother, so the burden of proof is yours.